Paralysed man regains feeling and movement with AI brain implant
‘I can feel the touch of someone holding my hand,’ paralysed man says. ‘It’s overwhelming’
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‘I can feel the touch of someone holding my hand,’ paralysed man says. ‘It’s overwhelming’
New York resident Thomas was involved in a diving accident on July 18, 2020, that injured his spine's C4 and C5 vertebrae, resulting in a total loss...
“There was a time that I didn’t know if I was even going to live, or if I wanted to, frankly. And now, I can feel the touch of someone holding my hand. It’s overwhelming," said Keith Thomas, the patient who received the revolutionary treatment.
Mind-controlled technology has taken another leap after brain implants enabled paralysed man Keith Thomas to move his arms and hands again.
The “first of its kind” clinical trial brought together surgeons, researchers and engineers in New York.